Tk Arun The government should mandate traceability of every ingredient used in the pharma industry by deploying tokenisation facilities of the blockchain. iStock.com We see US President Donald Trump as an enemy of Indian exports, including of our prized pharma products. But a bigger…
Two years of mayhem might end with both Israel and Hamas agreeing to a ceasefire deal pressured and brokered by President Trump, Qatar, Egypt and Turkey on their respective clients and surrogates. There are jubilations in war-torn Gaza streets, whatever is left of them, and in Israel, especially in the families and friends of the remaining 20-odd hapless hostages who have suffered extreme violence and human indignities for over two years.
Few things are as certain as death, taxes, and massive, rising demand for power from the climate compulsion to electrify transport, heating and cooking, and from data centres that store and process data for AI and other software services. It’s foolish to believe it is enough to increase renewable and nuclear capacity.
Changes in America’s economic structure, coupled with its global dominance in the services sector, explain why manufacturing now occupies only a modest share of the nation’s GDP
The latest installment of the Make-America-Great-Again (MAGA) assault on globalised economic growth takes the form of an import duty of 100% on a segment of pharmaceuticals.
Policy UpdateAditi Singh Kaushik Background Deemed as two of the most ancient civilizations, the Indian and Greek civilizations are emblematic of revered traditions that continue to inspire contemporary philosophical thought across the world. Both traditions address questions about the nature…
The India Cooling Action Plan (ICAP) was launched in March 2019 by the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC). It provides a 20-year roadmap to ensure that the country’s growing cooling needs are met in a sustainable, affordable, and efficient way. Cooling demand in India is rising rapidly because of factors like urbanisation, rising income levels, population growth, and climate change.
Urban India generates nearly two-thirds of the national GDP, yet its municipalities control less than one per cent of the country’s tax revenue. Indian cities are not generating revenue, not because they are inefficient, but because the fiscal architecture has failed them. Today, municipal finance is dependent on intergovernmental transfers, loans, and schemes. The core of the problem lies in the centralisation of taxation powers.